Asylum seekers could be sent abroad for processing under government plans to discourage people from making dangerous journeys to Britain.
Priti Patel, the home secretary, will publish details next week of plans for the biggest overhaul of the asylum and immigration system for a generation. It will include a consultation on changing the law so that migrants seeking asylum can be sent to processing centres in third countries.
The Times understands that Gibraltar, a British overseas territory, and the Isle of Man, a Crown dependency, have been discussed by officials. Other islands off the British coast, possibly in Scotland, are said to be under consideration. Offshore British territories have been described as “in the mix”.
Third countries will also be considered but have not been
